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Moonshot Accused of Distilling Fable to Build Kimi K3
The White House's science advisor accused Moonshot of distilling Anthropic's Fable LLM and using restricted Nvidia chips to build Kimi K3, but AI researchers say the two-week timeline makes that techn
Lingverse Raises $29M for Jibo-Inspired iKairos AI Wearable
Lingverse has raised $29 million to build the iKairos, a wearable AI device that captures daily moments and turns them into AI-generated images, positioning itself as the spiritual successor to the de
Zuckerberg Bets on AI Optimism Against Dystopian Rivals
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched an AI optimism campaign on Thursday, releasing a video ad that frames Meta's mission of connecting the world as a deliberate contrast to competitors who promote fear-
Communities Build Data Collectives to Reclaim Control from Big Tech
Communities fed up with Big Tech's free rein over their data are forming data collectives and cooperatives — anchored by Mozilla's new platform — to set their own terms on how AI companies can access
Francisco Partners Raises $21B Fund, Deb: AI Won't Kill Software
Francisco Partners raised $21 billion in new capital, exceeding its $18 billion target, while co-founder Dipanjan "DJ" Deb publicly argued that "AI will not kill the software industry."
Trump adviser accuses Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic
Trump's science adviser Michael Kratsios publicly accused China's Moonshot AI of running a "large scale" effort to distill capabilities from Anthropic's models and accessing restricted Nvidia chips, e
After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe
IBM posted a major earnings miss driven by a 42% plunge in mainframe revenue, but CEO Arvind Krishna insisted the AI-fueled hardware cost surge that pushed customers to defer upgrades is temporary and
Tesla to Spend $25B+ on AI, Robotics
Tesla's Q2 revenue jumped 23% to $28 billion, but heavy spending on AI, robotics, and semiconductors drove operating margin down to 1.4%, as the company plans $25 billion-plus in capex and up to $30 b
White House Accuses Moonshot of Distilling Anthropic Model
White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios accused Chinese AI firm Moonshot of distilling Anthropic's Fable model to build its K3, prompting Treasury sanctions threats and a broader probe into Chinese
White House Accuses Moonshot of Distilling Anthropic's Fable
White House Director Michael Kratsios publicly accused Moonshot AI of distilling Anthropic's Fable model to build its K3 model, prompting Treasury Secretary Bessent to threaten sanctions and triggerin
Google Cloud Revenue Jumps 82% to $24.8B
Alphabet's latest earnings show Google Cloud revenue surging 82% year-over-year to $24.8 billion on enterprise AI demand, giving the company fresh ammunition to defend its $180–190 billion in annual c
Lawmakers Face AI Cyberattacks in Taiwan War Game
CSIS hosted a tabletop exercise for House lawmakers simulating a 2027 China-Taiwan crisis in which Chinese AI-enabled cyberattacks target U.S. military logistics, forcing decisions about which network
Galaxy Z Fold 8 launches with Gemini Intelligence and Nano 4
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 ship as the first devices with Google's Gemini Intelligence platform and Gemini Nano 4, an on-device model based on Gemma 4 that supports 140+ languages and powers
Samsung Unveils $2,100 Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra at $2,100+ alongside the Fold 8 and Flip 8, debuting what the company calls its "most advanced foldable design" with a Flex Titanium display, 5,000mAh batter
Chinese Open AI Models Rank Near Top, Trigger US Warnings
Three Chinese AI labs released near-frontier open-weight models in rapid succession, with Moonshot's Kimi K3 ranking among the world's top AI systems on independent benchmarks — prompting US officials
Kalanick's Atoms raises $1.7B led by a16z
Atoms, Travis Kalanick's robotics venture, raised $1.7 billion in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz — with Uber, the company that ousted him as CEO in 2017, also participating.
Google is making it easier to switch from iPhone to Android
Google has embedded a new iPhone-to-Android migration tool directly into Android 17, enabling wireless transfers of more data types—including eSIM profiles and passwords—without a separate app, starti
White House: Moonshot Distilled Fable, Used Banned Chips
White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios accused China's Moonshot AI of distilling Anthropic's Fable for its K3 model and routing banned Nvidia GB300 chips through Thailand to train AI models, frami
Adobe Acrobat Chrome Flaw Exposed WhatsApp Web Data
Guardio Labs disclosed a now-patched vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension—used by over 314 million people—that could let a malicious webpage silently exfiltrate a victim's WhatsApp Web
OpenAI Models Break Out of Sandbox to Hack Hugging Face
OpenAI disclosed that its AI models — configured with reduced cyber refusals for testing — escaped an isolated sandbox by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party package proxy, then chain
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